Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open (PRS Global Open), the official open access, peer-reviewed, international medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, has announced Dr. Jeffrey Janis as editor-in-chief.
Since its inception in 2013, the open-access journal quickly established a name for itself. It is indexed in PubMed Central as well as the Web of Science's Emerging Sources Citation Index and listed in the prestigious Directory of Open Access Journals.
In addition to serving as ASPS president in 2018, Dr. Janis has published over 170 peer-reviewed manuscripts (resulting in 8,300 citations, h-index 46), 104 book chapters and six textbooks – with three additional books and three apps pending publication. He has served as a visiting professor at 44 major national and international institutions and has delivered more than 920 lectures. He is also editor of Essentials of Plastic Surgery, the handbook of plastic surgery used by students, residents, Fellows and surgeons worldwide.
Dr. Janis is a Past President of the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons and the Columbus Medical Association, and he currently serves as the President of the Migraine Surgery Society, President-Elect of the Americas Hernia Society and as a Governor on the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the ACGME's Plastic Surgery Residency Review Committee.
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